Tuesday, October 18, 2011

This cupcake was inspired by wedding colors I’ve been forced to look at recently for a friend who’s planning her wedding. The colors of peach and white caught my eye, and my mind immediately went to desserts. I’m not a huge fan of peaches, but something about peaches and cream sounded so dreamy, comforting and delicious. Sure, summer is long gone, but I wanted to capture the end of it in one final, perfect cupcake. I rushed to the store and managed to nab the last of the peaches in stock.

The result was a fluffy vanilla cupcake studded with white chocolate chips, a dash of cinnamon and a hint of ginger, filled and topped with fresh peaches and accompanied by a sweetened honey-whipped crème fraîche frosting. My boyfriend took these to his hospital rotation and they were gone within minutes, with many of the nurses telling him he needs to marry me. So, yeah, these cupcakes are good.

The cake is very soft and one of my all-time classic recipes; the peaches could have been slightly sweeter, but their flavor certainly came through. The crème fraîche was the perfect topping – not too sweet and slightly tangy with a twist of honey. Feel free to bake the peaches, I just prefer uncooked fruit to cooked!

For those unfamiliar with crème fraiche, it’s similar to sour cream but richer in texture. It’s available at Trader Joe’s and you can add sugar according to taste (I adjusted when I found that my peaches weren’t very sweet.), or you can make your own using this recipe.

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